EID on the HILL

As Muslims were celebrating EID across Canada, Hon. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hosted an EID Gala at the Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday June 19th 2018.

It was a historic moment for Muslims in Canada to gather and share their joys marking the end of Ramadhan with their Prime Minister.

The event was held just days after a mosque in Edson was damaged in an overnight fire on Sunday.

The PM was honored and welcomed the many Muslims gathered from all different cities across Canada “to celebrate the first national Eid celebrations on the hill.”

In 2011 Prime Minister Stephen Harper attended the first Eid-ul-Adha on the Hill this would be PM Justin Trudeau's first Eid-ul-Fitr on the hill.

The Prime Minister in his remarks thanked the Muslim communities for contributing towards worthy humanitarian causes locally and globally.

The Prime Minister condemned the rise of Islamophobia, xenophobia and discrimination in all its forms. The PM advised the Muslim community to be more engaged. He said, “As a former teacher I know we can only learn from other people by engaging with each other”, “I hope it includes being politically engaged.”

The PM appreciated the many attendees who were part of his Liberal party, “The many friends here are part of my political party.” He further encouraged Muslims to join in other political parties, “Because we cannot have any parties making islamophobia a campaign strategy.”

Other elected MP’s also joined the Prime Minister at the event.

After the event MP Maryam Monsef who had introduced the PM stated on her twitter account, “Thank you to everyone who joined us and Eid Mubarak to all!”